Another challenger emerges for Manhattan Senate seat

Community activist Elizabeth Lorris Ritter has registered a campaign committee to run for the seat held by state Sen. Adriano Espaillat, who is running for Congress.

The results of Manhattan state Sen. Adriano Espaillat’s Democratic primary against Rep. Charles Rangel won't be known until later this month, but candidates are eying his potentially open Senate seat. The latest is Elizabeth Lorris Ritter, who has registered a campaign committee to raise money for a possible run.

According to her online biography, Ms. Ritter is a 30-year resident of Washington Heights and a longtime community activist, and has worked as a part-time community liaison for Mr. Espaillat.

Among the announced candidates for Mr. Espaillat’s seat is former Manhattan Councilman Robert Jackson, who lost a bid for borough president last year.

If Mr. Espaillat loses the June 24 congressional primary, he would still be eligible to run for re-election to the state Senate later this year. State legislators have failed to move their primary election date to coincide with the congressional primary, which was shifted to June to provide citizens overseas with a greater opportunity to vote.